Retail sales rose 5.1% year-on-year in calendar-adjusted terms in January (December: -0.4% c.a. yoy). January’s figure was partly due to...
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Switzerland: Retail sales bounce back in January -
Brazil: Business sentiment falls to worst reading since July 2020 in February The Getulio Vargas Foundation’s (Fundação Getúlio Vargas) industrial business confidence index fell to 92.0 in February, down from January’s 93.1.... -
Portugal: Consumer sentiment improves, economic climate brightens in February Consumer confidence improved to minus 14.5 in February, up from minus 17.7 in January. The print came amid lower pessimism... -
Denmark: Business sentiment becomes more pessimistic in February Business sentiment deteriorated further in February, coming in at minus 2.0, down from January’s minus 1.0 and marking a 13-month... -
Italy: Business confidence rises to 10-month high in February Business confidence rose to 108.2 in February from January’s 105.4. February’s reading was driven by improved sentiment in the construction... -
Italy: Consumer confidence records worst reading since May 2021 in February Consumer confidence came in at 112.4 in February, down from January’s 114.2. February’s result marked the weakest sentiment since May.... -
France: Harmonized inflation increases in February Consumer prices rose 0.69% in February over the previous month, accelerating from January’s 0.25% increase. February’s result marked the highest... -
France: Economic growth moderates in Q4; GDP surpasses pre-pandemic level GDP growth lost momentum, falling to 0.7% on a seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the fourth quarter, from 3.1% in the... -
Russia: Industrial output jumps in January but outlook sours Industrial output expanded 8.6% year-on-year in January (December: +6.1% yoy). January’s print marked the best result since June 2021. January’s... -
Belgium: GDP grows at softest pace in a year in Q4 Turning to the current quarter, our panelists expect GDP growth to remain close to current levels in quarter-on-quarter terms. Looser...